Fence-maker&#39;s tool



May 20 G. G. MITCH ELL FENCE MAKERS TOOL Fild March 23. 1921 ATTORNEYShaving at-one end a jaw adapted to co- Patented May 20, 1924.

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Application fild' March 23,1921}, Se'ria'i N6; 454,726

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, GEORGE Gr. Mrronnnt, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the town of Union; in the county of Union and State ofNew Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fence- MakersTools, of which the following i a specification. I

This invention relates to a tool for use in the construction and repairof wire fences adapted to be utilized as a hammer for driving staples ornails, a staple or nail ex tractor, a wire stretcher, and a wire cutter.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of the characterdescribed comprising a pair of similar members pivotally connectedintermediate their ends each operate with the corresponding end of theother member to withdraw staples; nails and the like; said jawsbeingformed with trans verse curved knife edges to penetrate thematerial-around a staple the head of which is flush with the surface ofthe material and out away said material adjacent the staple to enablethe jaws to grip the staple for ex} traction thereof; to provide. jawswhich v when closed' 'form a head with its opposite sides insubstantially parallel planes and its front end rounded longitudinallyof the edge thereof for its entire length and curved transversely ofsaidedge from one of said planes to the other,'the faces of said jawsbeing oppositely recessed to provide walls which are substantiallystraight transverse ly of the head and which curve from the extreme endsof the jaws substantially to the parallel sides of the head; to thussecure jaws with adjacent gripping portions which have roundedly pointedcutters of substantially the thickness of the jaws and with cuttingedges which are continuous 1 from side to side ofthe tool and to obtainother results and advantages as'may be brought out by the followingdescription.

- Referring to the accompanying drawings, in WhlCh like numerals ofreference indicate the same'parts throughout the several views,

tween the knife edges 15,. and. it wil'l be'seen Fig. dais a fragmentaryperspective view of one"ofthe jaws; and a. f

Fig. 5' is an end elevation of the jaw end of the tool. y t

In the embodiment of my invention shown on the drawings, the referencecharacters A designate opposed members duplicate in form pivotallyconnected intermediate their ends as at 1,-one end of each of whichcomprises a handle portion 2. vThe opposite ends of said members-A areformed with enlarged aws3 arranged at substantially right angles to therespective handle portions 2 and ter- -minating at their outer sides inhammer faces 4. The adjacent faces of the jaws?) are cut awaydiverg'in'glyi inward from the outer ends thereof to form transverseknife edges 5 .for the purpose of extracting a staple or hailfromanobj'eot into. which it 1s ,driven. tA pocket 6 is thus, formed be:

that -.the,.,knife edges-Hare movable toward and from each. otherbyoscillation of the handlefportions2. The knife edges5 are suitablyhardened to. withstand contact with staples and nails, and are'formedat, their. inner; ends with projection ,7 which abut when the jaws arebrought. together to mains-v tain the outer (ends of the knife edges inI spaced relation tofl preve'nt injury thereof by contact with veachother. 7 Theouter ends of the jaws3. are transversely curved and formedwithlongitudinally extending continuous curved .cam bearing surfaces 8which recede from the re spective knife edges'5, as shownin Figs. 2 and4. vVVith jthis construction it will. be seen that with the knife edges5-swung apart from each other they Will readily penetrate an object asindicated at C; in :which a staple B vor nail to be withdrawn is .POSi-wtioned, the knife edges being-forced into the object on opposite sidesof the .staple .or head of the naill .To withdraw vthe staple or nail itis then merely necessary first to; force the handle portions 2 towardeach other to. cause the .jaws- 3 to close upon the A staple or nailhead." The knife edges, 5 cut away the material of. the object on bothsides of the staple or nail and grip the staple or nail head betweenthem,-as clearly shown in Fig; 3 of the drawings. The bearing sure faces8 then rest snugly against the face of the object, and lateral pressureapplied upon the handle portions in the plane of the tool in eitherdirection will cause the corresponding bearing'surface 8 toroll over thesaid surface of the object as shown by dotanddash lines in Fig. 3. Thebearing surface'18 thus forms a'fulcrum for the tool which serves as alever, and it will be ob-' served that the contact point of the bearingsurface with the surface of the object in the initial movement oftheextracting operation is positioned closely adjacent the head of theStap1e"O1;Il&ll: so that the maximum leverage is obtained at the initialmovement of the extracting operation when the most power is required. v

, The sharply transversely curved knife edges 5 can be quickly anddeeply embedded into. the object adjacent the staple or nail to bewithdrawn, and the knife edges diverging inwardly act with a shearingoperation on the material so as to. cut awayv the same from opposite.sides of the staple or nail head. The curved bearing surfaces 8 operateas fulcrums with a smoothly rolling action so as to provide a constantlymoving fulcrum point which rendersthe withdrawing of a stapleornailasimple and easy operation.

. The pivotalportions of the members A areenlarged as at!) and halvedtogether, the said portions of the respectivemembers Aybeing provided inthe edges thereof with transverse slots 10,the said slot of one'of themembers cooperating with the corresponding slot {of the other member toserve as "a wire cutter. The engaging and cooperating edges 11' of saidslots are formed with knife edges which are i acutely angular incross-section, thesaid edges being formed by inclining thecorrespondingsides 12of the slots 10 outwardly from the said edges 11.The knife edges 11 will thus keenly-and quicklycut wire or the like, theinclined sides 12 of the slots producing'a' true shearing action of thesaid a knife edges. 1

a The projections 7 of the jaws 3 in addition to serving as stops forpreventing contact of the knife edges 5 also serve as pliers, andinwardly of said surfaces the jaws are formed with recesses'13' whichcooperate for wire twisting operations. The inner nds of the handleportions 2 are also formed with cooperating toothed portions-14 for usein wire twisting and stretching operations.

By my improved construction of jaws 8, 8, I secure when said jaws areclosed a head with. its oppositeisides'in substantially parallelplanesand its front end rounded longitudinally of the edge thereof for itsentire length and curved transversely of said edge from one of saidplanes to the other, the faces of said jaws being oppositelyrecessed toprovide walls which are substantially straight transversely of the headand which curve from the extreme ends of the jaws substantially to theparallel sides oftlie head; th gripping portions of the jaws thus haveroundedly pointed cutters of substantially the thickness of the jaws andthe cutting edges are continuous from side to side of the head Off-hetool. Said cutting edges therefore cut into the, wood on both sides of astaple sunk, flush with the surface.

of a post, oblique to the grain of.-the-wood,

and furthermore the cutters constructed as, pointed out havetherequisite strengthfor,

said cutting edge tostand up under hard and rough usage. in the waydescribed; A very durable and efiicient tool is thus secured by myimprovements. 1

Having thus described the invention,*wha't I claim is: r v

'1.- A tool of the character described having a head formed of two jawsmovable toward and from each other and formed ,with opposed cooperatingfaces, the outer ends of said jaws being similar and-longitudinallycurved recedingly from said opposed faces thereof and transverselycurved from side to side throughout their lengths so that the jaws areof substantially-uniform thickness throughout their lengths, the saidopposed faces of said jaws being oppositely recessed divergingly inwardfrom f the outer ends thereof, and said, recessed portions extendingfrom side to side of said jaw to form roundedly pointed cutters vofsubstantially the I thickness" of the jaws which are continuousthroughout the transverse curvature of the outer ends. of. therespective jaws, whereby each of said jaws is provided with a ruggedpenetrating point having -,curved cutting substantially straighttransversely of said jaws and cutting edges extending fro nside to sideof the respective jaws, whereby the edges of: said opposed faces for-m1rugged roundedly. pointed, cutters and saidfa'ces 'serve'to gripanobject between them.

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